Read article '2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for cosmic perspectives'
One half of the prize was granted to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in cosmology, while the other was shared between Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for the discovery of an exoplanet orbitin...
Read article 'KAGRA complete'
KAGRA is the first gravitational-wave detector to operate at cryogenic temperatures.
Read article 'Astronomers scale new summit'
The world’s largest optical/near-infrared telescope, the Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, will bring mysteries such as dark energy into focus.
Read article 'MAGIC spots epic gamma-ray burst'
TeV photons from distant gamma-ray burst provide evidence for synchrotron self-Compton process.
Read article 'Building Gargantua'
Oliver James describes the visual effects which produced the black hole in Interstellar.
Read article 'TAUP tackles topical questions'
The 16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics was held in Toyama, Japan from 9–13 September.
Read article 'The galaxy that feeds three times per day'
Astronomers puzzled by galaxy that emits strong bursts of X-rays every nine hours.
Read article 'A new centre for astroparticle theory'
On 10 July, CERN and the Astroparticle Physics European Consortium (APPEC) founded a new research centre for astroparticle physics theory called EuCAPT.
Read article 'Grappling with dark energy'
Adam Riess discusses intriguing discrepancies in the value of the Hubble constant.
Read article 'Galaxies thrive on new physics'
Theorists at Durham University simulated the universe using hydrodynamical simulations in which a scalar field enhances gravitational forces in low-density regions.
